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Poll shows DPP as favorite for Taiwan presidency, KMT for legislature

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) remains the frontrunner in Taiwan’s presidential race according to a new poll, while results show the...

'Baldy' and 'Golden Boy' bring the magic to Hou Yu-ih's poll numbers

TAICHUNG (Taiwan News) — In our Taiwan News Poll of Polls, Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih’s (侯友宜) support remained fairly stable at 20-23% from Sept. 1 through to the re...

Taiwan News Poll of Polls, Nov 30

TAICHUNG (Taiwan News) — Before the previous poll of polls released on Nov. 25, all but three polling outfits had been holding off for two weeks waiting to see who would register as candidates o...

Taiwan People's Party VP candidate scrutinized over citizenship comment

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The response of Taiwan People's Party (TPP) vice presidential candidate Cynthia Wu (吳欣盈) to a question about her status as a U.S. citizen has raised eyebrows. When ...

Taiwan media executives face scrutiny for election bids

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The National Communications Commission (NCC) wants answers from media groups about senior figures in the election, including Kuomintang (KMT) vice-presidential candidate J...

Ko Wen-je painted over on New Taipei billboard after KMT, TPP fail to unite

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A legislative candidate for New Taipei’s Banqiao finished de-facing his own billboard on Tuesday (Nov. 28), as an artist completed painting over Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) with...

Poll taken pre-KMT-TPP fallout shows Ko as Taiwan presidential frontrunner

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) is the favorite in Taiwan’s presidential election, according to a poll taken before Ko’s Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and the Kuomintang&r...

Taiwan News Poll of Polls, Nov 25

TAICHUNG (Taiwan News) — Foxconn founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) is officially out of the presidential race, with three tickets still standing. Several media outfits that normally release polls in t...

KMT and TPP should put country first, DPP wants cooperation among all Taiwanese, says VP

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) commented Friday (Nov.24) on the opposition’s failure to unite under a single bann...

Dust settles on 3 Taiwan presidential candidates

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan now has three official presidential candidates. This follows the Friday (Nov. 24) registration of the Kuomintang's (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友...

Foxconn's Terry Gou bows out of Taiwan presidential race

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foxconn founder and independent candidate Terry Gou (郭台銘) has dropped out of the presidential race. Gou made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday (Nov. 24). He...

Hou reveals running mate for Taiwan election is Jaw Shaw-kong

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Kuomintang's (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) on Friday (Nov. 24) confirmed the chair of the Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康...

Ko names Cynthia Wu as running mate for Taiwan presidency

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan People's Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Friday (Nov. 24) revealed that his running mate is TPP Legislator Cynthia Wu (吳欣盈). When appearing at the C...

Taiwan's 3 opposition candidates split on bad terms, to register separately

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Three-way talks on devising a joint ticket broke down on Thursday (Nov. 23) on bad terms leaving Taiwan People's Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and the Kuominta...

Taiwan opposition parties fail to unite

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Terry Gou (郭台銘) did not get what he hoped for after a meeting he organized between Taiwan’s opposition parties failed to yield a deal on Thursday (Nov. 23). Durin...